{"id":1842208,"date":"2026-03-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1842208"},"modified":"2026-03-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T21:00:00","slug":"how-do-artists-finance-their-lives-join-us-for-a-discussion-about-mason-curreys-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1842208","title":{"rendered":"How Do Artists Finance Their Lives? Join Us for a Discussion About Mason Currey\u2019s New Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1875\" height=\"2850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MakingArtAndMakingALiving.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"the cover of making art and making a living\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image courtesy of the author and Celadon Books, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">How Do Artists Finance Their Lives? Join Us for a Discussion About Mason Currey\u2019s New Book<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-23T10:50:37-05:00\">March 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-books\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/books\/\" rel=\"tag\">Books<\/a><a class=\"category-colossal-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/colossal-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Colossal<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/gebert\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Grace Ebert<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F03%2Fmaking-art-making-a-living-chicago%2F&amp;title=How%20Do%20Artists%20Finance%20Their%20Lives%3F%20Join%20Us%20for%20a%20Discussion%20About%20Mason%20Currey%27s%20New%20Book\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"471692\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As with most conversations about money, understanding how artists fund their practices and lives is rarely discussed and always of intrigue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masoncurrey.com\/?utm_source=luma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mason Currey<\/a>\u00a0dives into this underexplored topic in his new book <em>Making Art and Making a Living: Adventures in Funding a Creative Life.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p>Currey is known for documenting <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/96\/9780307273604\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the day-to-day routines<\/a> of hundreds of artists, writers, filmmakers, designers, musicians, and more. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/collections\/new\/products\/making-art-and-making-a-living-pre-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Making Art and Making a Living<\/a><\/em> is in the same vein, revealing how family money, day jobs, schemes, and more have buoyed artists through the ages.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bIn partnership with EXPO Chicago and the Chicago Athletic Association, we\u2019re thrilled to celebrate the launch of Currey\u2019s new book. <a href=\"https:\/\/luma.com\/op11m7uo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join us<\/a> on April 8 for a discussion and signing by the author. 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